Çatalhöyük West Mound — Chalcolithic
Çatalhöyük West Mound — Chalcolithic Tell
Chalcolithic (6000–5200 BCE)·Çatalhöyük-Chalcolithic·🇹🇷 Konya Plain, Çumra, Turkey
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About Çatalhöyük West Mound — Chalcolithic
Çatalhöyük West Mound — Chalcolithic in Konya Plain, Çumra, Turkey is a Chalcolithic (6000–5200 BCE) tell attributed to Çatalhöyük-Chalcolithic culture. German and Syrian excavations document stratified sequence with ceramic seriation and radiocarbon. The site includes a principal mound and ancillary settlement.
Why it mattersKey Çatalhöyük-Chalcolithic site illustrating Chalcolithic (6000–5200 BCE) tell traditions.
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Urban planning of Çatalhöyük West Mound — Chalcolithic
- 02Chronology of lower town
Theories
- 01Administrative centre for Çatalhöyük-Chalcolithic
- 02Trade hub on Euphrates/Khabur
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 6000 BCE
- Period
- Chalcolithic (6000–5200 BCE)
- Culture
- Çatalhöyük-Chalcolithic
- Purpose
- Painted and planned houses, western mound extension
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 6000 BCE
Initial settlement
c. 2000 BCE
Major expansion and fortification
On the ground
Structures & features
37.6658° N · 32.8331° E · 126 m · 3 mapped features
Çatalhöyük West Mound — Chalcolithic — Main Mound
moundMain tell mound Çatalhöyük West Mound — Chalcolithic 15 m high with stratified phases
37.6666° N · 32.8339° EÇatalhöyük West Mound — Chalcolithic — Lower Town
settlementLower town settlement 10 ha with houses and kilns
37.6649° N · 32.8326° EÇatalhöyük West Mound — Chalcolithic — Gate Area
gateFortified gate with mudbrick walls and bastions
37.6669° N · 32.8324° E